Jack Klatt w/ Boo Bradley

Friday, November 14, 2014
8:00 pm

Jack Klatt is a singer, a songwriter, a seasoned traveler, and a dexterous finger-style guitarist. Combining musical traditions from hokum blues to the roots of country music, he has been criss-crossing the lower 48, spreading his brand of American music.

"...clever, ragtime flavored tunes and he’s one helluva guitarist to boot. Great songs with witty lyrics and when he’s taking a break from a hard luck troubadour’s verse, he’s tickling our ears with fancy fingerpicking and note flying." - Rift Magazine

In 2009 Klatt settled down in Minneapolis, formed a band and founded the Cat Swingers. Soon enough he found himself performing around 100-150 nights a year perfecting his crafts of performance and songwriting. In 2011 Klatt received a Minnesota State Arts Grant to record a collaborative album with a number of veteran Minnesota legends including Spider John Koerner, Dakota Dave Hull, Cornbread Harris and Charlie Parr. Mississippi Roll has since garnered praise all the way from California to the UK. With a solo album, "Love Me Lonely" under his belt you can expect to see him on the road, with or without his band, rollin' through a town near you.

“Boo Bradley is as warm and fun as blues acts come these days.” A.V. - The Onion

Boo Bradley is good time two-man Hokum junk and jive orchestra who are as fun to watch as they are to listen to. Meeting
up in 2007, Boo Mullarky and Bradley Selz took to Madison, Wisconsin's illustrious State Street with the full intention of bringing the rollicking sounds and antics of the early 20th Century
jug bands back to life. They quickly became nown as the go-to act for fun in the sun at Madison's legendary farmers' market. Soon they were being asked to perform at festivals and shows
around the state, sharing the stage with performers such as the Carolina Chocolate Drops and Spider John Koerner.

Boo Bradley recently finished work on their 3rd album together - Rub Rub Rub. Opting to capture the vibrancy of their street-hewn sound (without all the bus rumble!), they set up all their busking gear and some nice mics in the living room. Then proceeded to run through their favorite tunes from their set and produced 12 live recorded tracks for the album. In keeping with their hand-made approach to their artistry, they hand print every album using block-cut stamps designed and carved by Boo himself.